Georgia Amoore

Georgia Lee Amoore (born 3 April 2001) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is also contracted with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for Virginia Tech and Kentucky. Amoore was selected sixth overall by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Early life and career A native of Ballarat, Victoria, Amoore grew up playing several sports, including Australian rules football, before focusing on basketball at age 17. She attended Loreto College Amoore played for the Ballarat Rush in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2017 and 2018. She then played for the Rush, now in the NBL1, in the 2019 season and averaged 11.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 18 games.

College career Amoore committed to play college basketball in the United States for Virginia Tech over an offer from Portland. She was named first-team All-ACC. Amoore led Virginia Tech to its first ACC tournament title in 2023, where she was named MVP and made a tournament-record 14 three-pointers. She helped her team earn a one-seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament, and in the first round, she surpassed the program single-season record for three-pointers. In the Sweet 16, Amoore scored a season-high 29 points in a 73–64 win over Tennessee, helping the Hokies reach their first Elite Eight. She was named most outstanding player of the Seattle 3 Regional. In the Final Four, Amoore scored 17 points and surpassed the record for three-pointers in a single NCAA tournament in a 79–72 loss to LSU. As a junior, Amoore averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 assists and three rebounds per game. She ranked second in the NCAA Division I to Caitlin Clark in three-pointers made. On 16 November 2023, Amoore scored 10 points and had a program-record 16 assists in a 105–36 win over Houston Christian. On 25 February 2024, Amoore became the all-time assist leader in Virginia Tech basketball history.

In April 2024, Amoore transferred to Kentucky to reunite with coach Kenny Brooks. Amoore was eligible to declare for the WNBA draft but also has a fifth and final season of collegiate eligibility remaining, as the NCAA granted student-athletes a waiver for an extra year of competition during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2024–25 NCAA season, she started 31 games for the Wildcats and averaged 19.6 points per game.

Professional career On 14 April 2025, Amoore was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics. and was subsequently ruled out of the entire 2025 season.

In her WNBA debut on 8 May 2026, Amoore recorded six points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 20 minutes in a 68–65 win over the Toronto Tempo. On 27 August 2026, she scored 16 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter of the Mystics' 80–73 win over the Phoenix Mercury, finishing with a career-high six 3-pointers.

On 28 August 2026, Amoore signed with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2026–27 season.

National team career Amoore won a gold medal with the Australian national under-16 team at the 2017 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship in India. She recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in a 61–60 win over Japan in the final. Amoore played in the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Belarus, where she helped her team win the bronze medal.

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Personal life Amoore's mother is a horse trainer.